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Some As Christianity became more widespread and disputes over its doctrine and teaching arose, a number of scholarly Christians wrote great works of the more well defense for Christianity. These men who were known Christians have included as apologists helped to clarify and define some of the important points of Christian faith. [[Apostle PaulIrenaeus]], for example, argued against [[Augustine of Hippo|AugustineGnosticism]], [[Martin Luther]] and [[C.S. Lewis]]an exclusive knowledge-based religious movement. Yet every person impacts on Christianity became accepted by the world ruling classes especially in some way. We may not remember who the man was that led 4th century AD, when the Roman Emperor [[Billy GrahamConstantine I]] converted to Christ, but he certainly has changed the worldChristianity.
{{christians_box}}During the middle-ages, a number of Christians played significant roles in developing Christian thoughts and ideas such as [[Thomas Aquinas]]. Other Christians played enormous roles in the politics of the time such as [[Pope Leo III]] who brought unprecedented political power to the [[papacy]].
{{topics}}* [[===Famous Christians Index]]* [[Characters of the Bible]]* [[Apostles]]* [[Saints]]* [[Authors]] | [[Apologists]]* [[Song writers]]* [[Theologians and Evangelists]]* [[Famous Non-Christians IndexReformation]]period===
{{opinions}}Some of the most significant Christians in history were a group of men known as the Reformers who challenged the [[Roman Catholic Church]] which was the established church of the day. [[Martin Luther]] is probably the best remembered for beginning the movement that lead to the fragmentation of the church in Western Europe and the formation of [[Protestantism|Protestant churches]] to rival [[Roman Catholicism]]. In England, [[King Henry VIII]] and his desire for an annulment of marriage, started a sequence of events that lead to the formation of the [[Church of England]] which also broke from [[Roman Catholicism]].
{{quotes}}===Recent famous Christians===
==Main article==In more recent times Christians such as [[John Wesley]] have been instrumental in bringing about a renewal of personal faith. People such as [[William Carey]] have played major roles in [[mission]], taking the [[gospel]] to [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].
There have been thousands of extremely influential Christians since During the time 20th century a number of Jesusprominent evangelists, such as the [[Apostle Paul]]theologians and writers, [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]]for example, [[Martin LutherBilly Graham]] and [[C.S. Lewis]]have stood out in their contributions.
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{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name =Famous people[[Image:BillyGraham.jpg|thumb|center|[[Billy Graham]], one of the world's most famous modern evangelists.]] | subtopics =Synopsis[[Famous Christians Index]]* [[Characters of the Bible]]* [[Apostles]]* [[Saints]]* [[Authors]], [[Apologists]]* [[Song writers]]* [[Theologians and Evangelists]]* [[:Category:Media_Workers|Christians in Media]]* [[Famous Non-Christians Index]] | opinion_pieces ={{short_opinions}} |}}{{christians_box}} Some of the more well known Christians have included the [[Apostle Paul]], [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]], [[Martin Luther]] and [[C.S. Lewis]]. Yet every person impacts on the world in some way. We may not remember who the man was that led [[Billy Graham]] to Christ, but he certainly has changed the world. ===Famous Christians of the early church=== The [[Gospels]] and [[Acts]] in the [[New Testament]] describe some of the most significant early Christians. Of particular importance were the women and [[Apostles|disciples]] who met [[Jesus]] after he had risen from the dead and so passed the [[gospel]] onto the world. The events of [[Acts 2]] describe how the [[Apostle Peter]] gave an instrumental speech in the formation of the early church. A few years later, the [[Apostle Paul]] was instrumental in taking the gospel to [[Gentile]]s (non-Jews) who were pagans.
In the following generations great persecution occurred against Christians throughout many parts of the Roman Empire and a number of Christians such as [[Image:BillyGraham.jpg|thumb|[[Billy GrahamPolycarp]], one stood firm in their faith acting as strong witnesses for Christ. It has been said that their blood was the seed of the world's most famous modern evangelistschurch.]]
==Contents=Famous Christians of the Middle Ages===
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* [http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-are-christians/celebrity-lists?page=4 List of 70+ Celebrities Who Are Christians]
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